How nice to know that your love reaches out to the recipients of your quilts. I had never thought of how 'connected' one can feel until recently. I had a pattern (and all the material) for a blue and yellow quilt, and always wanted to make a quilt for a military person. A co-worker had a son who is currently serving. I asked her to find out what her son's favorite colors were. As luck would have it, blue and yellow! Made the quilt. Gave it to the co-worker to give to her son when he came home. He loves it and is always in the background when they skype.
When cleaning up my sewing studio a few months later, I found two left over blocks. I made them into a pillow and gave it to the co-worker to do as she pleased. She cried. She decided to keep it. She tells me often when her son and her skype, she can see the quilt and he can see the pillow in the background. A quilt and pillow ties them together, even though they're 1/2 a world away.